# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/james-h-billington
# Generated: 2026-08-14T04:27:26.153Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/james-h-billington"
name: "James H. Billington"
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description: "James Hadley Billington was an American academic and author who taught history at Harvard and Princeton before serving for 42 years as CEO of four federal cultural institutions. He served as the 13th Librarian of Congress after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan in 1987, and his appointment was approved unanimously by the U.S. Senate. He retired as Librarian on September 30, 2015."
tagline: "13th Librarian of Congress (1929–2018)"
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birthDate: "1929-06-01"
deathDate: "2018-11-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump